How to open a tif or jpg file using irfan view from excel vba macro

[apdiya]

I have written a excel macro which will pick up scanned images from a folder and show the file contents. based on the file contents, we will select the option and proceed with macro. Please suggest - Siva Chennai India

[JendaLinda]

I'm not familiar with Excel macros. I guess there should be a command to run external programs. Then it's easy, just run IrfanView and add the file name as a parameter.

This question is more about Excel than IrfanView itself, so I moved the topic to more appropriate section.

[JendaLinda]

The command, you're looking for, is called Shell. Here's an example:

irfanview_path = "C:\Program Files\IrfanView\i_view64.exe"
picture_path = "d:\pictures\some_picture.jpg"
Shell(irfanview_path & " " & picture_path, 1)